The Cross River State government has abolished first school leaving certificate to encourage holders to further their education.

The thirty-six State Governors yesterday reasserted their confidence in President Umaru Yar`Adua’s capacity to lead the country and described calls on him to resign as an act of betrayal.

I must confess that I have never had that rare opportunity of meeting Sanusi Lamido Sanusi in person or read anything about that enigmatic personality until he was appointed the Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria.

HOST Communities of Nigeria, Oil and Gas (HOSTCON), has urged the Federal Government not to transmit the recently endorsed 10 per cent royalty to host communities through the state governments.

Nigeria Football Federation has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will survive at the Angola 2010 Nations Cup, where they have been handed a difficult draw.

One thing became indisputably clear [as the din increased as to whether Mr. President was alive or not; whether he had formally handed over to his deputy, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan or not; and whether the VP was under pressures to resign or not]; and that is that the political elite in Nigeria must hold the common Nigerian in great contempt, and so they deem us, at best, worthy of no more than to be treated as mindless buffoons who must swallow whatever the leaders vomit.

VENEZUELAN Ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique Fernando Arrundell, could not have offered his advice on Nigeria’s management of its petroleum resources at a better time. The anchor of government’s argument is that higher prices would draw foreign investors to the down stream sector of the industry. Professor Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information had solicited Venezuelan  investments […]

Coach Amodu Shuaibu was reportedly at TB Joshua’s last Sunday to thank him for helping Eagles qualify for the World Cup. Amodu, according to reports, believed TB Joshua helped Nigeria qualify and he visited his Synagogue Church of All Nations to thank him. That is the news in the media now.

The top contenders and the pretenders will take their places and expect that they have an easy draw in the respective group pairing that they might find themselves in the real drama in 2010. Also the legion of soccer fans around the world are eager to find out who they are playing and which venues they will throng to support their teams.

WE excel in different areas. Crises excite us, we seem not to be able to do without them. Unlike in other places where crises lead to some peace when they are resolved, here, we make all the noise, get attention, relapse to inexplicable placidity only to wait for doom.